Where does “lüüa saama” come from?

lüüa saama (Estonian) comes from Estonian saama, from Proto-Finnic saadak, from Proto-Uralic saxe-, from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- — to hold; to overpower.

lüüa saama (Estonian): to suffer defeat, to be defeated by

Definitions

  1. to suffer defeat, to be defeated by

Ancestry of “lüüa saama”, step by step

lüüa saama traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian saama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansaamato get, to receive; to become; can, to be able to
2Proto-Finnicsaadakto get, to receive
3Proto-Uralicsaxe-to get; to arrive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Estonian lööma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlöömato hit
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic saxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic saadak →